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toffee-nose

toffee-nose noun: a snobbish or condescending person.

Noun

toffee-nose (plural toffee-noses)

  1. (Ireland, UK, derogatory) A snobbish or condescending person.

Forms of toffee-nose

pluraltoffee-noses

Words formed from toffee-nose

Questions about toffee-nose

What does toffee-nose mean?
Toffee-nose means a snobbish or condescending person.
What part of speech is toffee-nose?
Toffee-nose is a noun.
What is the plural of toffee-nose?
The plural of toffee-nose is toffee-noses.

Words near toffee-nose in the dictionary

  1. toffee penny
  2. toffee-brown
  3. toffee-browns
  4. toffee-colored
  5. toffee-coloured
  6. toffee-nose
  7. toffee-nosed
  8. toffee-noses
  9. toffeed
  10. toffeeing
  11. toffeeish

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